This week on “Built For Speed” we take a look at two of the more fascinating films for 2014, The Case Against 8, a documentary about the battle for same sex marriage rights in the US and Force Majeure a Swedish drama that dissects marriage and its assumed gender roles. There’s also plenty of fine music with some of the cover songs
Read moreIn the last decade a few films have used a distinctive approach to re-invigorate what was an ailing supernatural horror genre. Paranormal Activity whipped up some decent scares with nerve jangling use of the found footage aesthetic while Aussie director James Wan’s box office hit The Conjuring effectively employed a no-frills 1970’s film making style as well as a respectful
Read moreThe Little Death (the title refers to a French euphemism for orgasm) is a quirky, mostly endearing but not always hilarious Aussie comedy written and directed by and starring Josh Lawson. Through a collection of vignettes that vary from odd to disturbing the film explores the taboo world of sexual fetishes. Lawson plays typical quirky Aussie 30-something nice guy Paul
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 3rd October 2014 THE DARKNESS – Nothing’s gonna stop us now. BOB MOULD – Tomorrow Morning. PINK TILES – Agony Aunt. (Aus) TEMPLES – Shelter song. KONGOS – Come with me now. THE BLACK CROWES – Remedy. BLACK SABBATH – War Pigs. REM – Sitting still. REM – Perfect Circle. REM – Shaking
Read moreTime travel is one of the most tantalising concepts in cinema. The possibility of exploring uncharted worlds of the future, of re-living cherished moments from the past or even rectifying mistakes, holds an eternal fascination. Unfortunately, very little of that fascination works its way into the quirky Australian time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. This low budget film uses the
Read moreIt’s classic album time once again on “Built For Speed” and this month we return to 1983 for REM’s magnificent debut long-player Murmur. There’s also a fine selection of more recent music including Temples, Halfway and many more. On the movie front we take a look at Jennifer Aniston’s latest film Life of Crime and Aussie sex comedy The Little
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